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September 15, 2006

New iPod: games and… well, games.

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The regular iPod must feel like the neglected middle brother of the iPod family this week. Apple updated the display to have be 60% brighter, they've improved the interface with some welcome changes to help navigate large music libraries, and the biggest change is that it now supports downloadable games. For $5 you can purchase and download games from the iTunes Store. I never play the games that come free on iPods so I'm not too impressed. Oh, and the 60GB model is replaced by an 80GB model.

The 30GB model now runs $249 and the new 80GB model will drain $349 out of your bank account. Both are available now from the Apple Store.

Perhaps the lack of updated features will only fuel the rumors of an impending "true" widescreen video iPod that everyone wants to see Apple make. Me, I'm still waiting for the iPod with wearable video display.

Now that games are being sold on the iTunes store, I'd like to point out that I prognosticated this in a post from November, 2004. I was quite close to getting it right, too.

Posted on September 15, 2006 03:01 PM | Category: News, iPod 5G (video)

Comments

Geez, that 80mb is tagged with a hefty price! I guess I’m to jaded enough to play games with my iPod whereas there are tons of java games already installed in my cellphone. let the iPod do the music or video playing alone.

Posted by: Podzone Gal on September 15, 2006 06:52 PM